The entire topic of value quickly becomes almost philosophical because of the numerous variables, such as reasons and situations, that exist...
A recent installment of The American Numismatic Society's "Planchet" podcast was called "A Brief History of Women Coin Collectors." One collector...
My current object of desire is actually a bill. I've always really liked the $10 Gold Certificates from 1907 and 1922, and though I could afford...
It's likely Chinese (no katakana), and probably antiquated Chinese, which I don't know much of, but the characters on the top line: 三十二第 likely...
Good job! Keep your collection at that and you won't bankrupt yourself with this hobby. :D ...which is easily done...
I am aware of "Penny Loafers," which I'm assuming you're referring to, but I knew absolutely no one who wore them. I just think it's funny that a...
I think my pulse increased when I read about the person trying to abscond with your money. Luckily there was a happy ending. That's quite a bonus...
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I have never had this experience with a dealer (at least, not yet), but even with the "guarantee" in writing I'm assuming that, after purchasing...
Yes, these are all over. I inherited an 1898 Morgan encased in a bezel of some sort. As usual, I have no information on why it was put in a bezel,...
My oldest: 42 BC [ATTACH] Roman Republic AR denarius P. Clodius Turrinus Rome mint, 42 BC Laureate head of Apollo right; lyre to left / Diana...
This may or may not explain such listings, but I've read that online dealers will sometimes increase prices of an item to a ridiculous "no one...
This is one of my favorite hammered coins - from the above, mine seems to look like either a Bohemond III or IV, but I've never done a detailed...
I'm amazed at the amount of people who never see a connection between "market news," including YouTube videos, and sales. News feeds sales and...
Yes, it could be a name. And it could also be Persian, since Persian corresponds highly to Arabic script, but none of the letters use three dots...
I am no expert, but I have some knowledge of Arabic. #1 looks like "خمد" to me, but it's often hard to interpret handwriting, especially when...
A very nice Liberty, indeed. It looks "proofy" to me as well, though I'm playing along mostly to learn and improve at this sort of thing. I'm...
I have toured the Philadelphia, Denver, Winnipeg and Ottawa mints within the last 6 years. In all of them, I saw very few employees throughout...
Never ask the barber if you need a haircut.
This MA-Shops listing claims a mintage of 1,500 for the 5 pound. But this page claims a mintage of 1,000.
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